painters
152 notable painters on file — 12 still here, 140 not.
still with us
Paul McCartney
aliveEnglish musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
born 1942
Margrethe II of Denmark
aliveQueen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (born 1940)
born 1940
Banksy
aliveEnglish graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
born 1973
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Joni Mitchell
aliveCanadian musician
born 1943
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Mamata Banerjee
aliveFormer Chief Minister of West Bengal
born 1955
Rita Coolidge
aliveAmerican recording artist; singer
born 1945
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Princess Rajwa Al Hussein
aliveSaudi royal
born 1994
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Ella Emhoff
aliveAmerican fashion designer and model (born 1999)
born 1999
Rachel Dolezal
aliveAmerican transracial activist
born 1977
Alexandra Grant
aliveAmerican artist (*1973)
born 1973
David Choe
aliveAmerican street artist and painter
born 1976
Lucas Reiner
aliveAmerican painter
born 1960
gone (30 of 140)
Leonardo da Vinci
deadItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
1452 – 1519
Vincent van Gogh
deadDutch painter
1853 – 1890
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Frida Kahlo
deadMexican painter
1907 – 1954
David Bowie
deadEnglish musician and actor
1947 – 2016
Tony Curtis
deadAmerican actor
1925 – 2010
Tony Bennett
deadAmerican singer
1926 – 2023
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David Hockney
deadpainter, printmaker, set designer, photographer
1937 – 2026
Georg Baselitz
deadGerman artist
1938 – 2026
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Sebastião Salgado
deadBrazilian photographer
1944 – 2025
John Wayne Gacy
deadAmerican serial killer
1942 – 1994
Zurab Tsereteli
deadGeorgian painter, sculptor, and architect
1934 – 2025
Breyten Breytenbach
deadSouth African writer and painter
1939 – 2024
Frank Auerbach
deadGerman-born British painter
1931 – 2024
Frank Stella
deadAmerican painter and printmaker
1936 – 2024
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Yaacov Agam
deadIsraeli sculptor and experimental artist
1928 – 2026
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Etel Adnan
deadLebanese-American writer and artist
1925 – 2021
Rolf Harris
deadAustralian entertainer
1930 – 2023
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Faith Ringgold
deadAmerican artist and author
1930 – 2024
Martin Mull
deadAmerican actor
1943 – 2024
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Eva Schloss
deadAustrian‑British Holocaust survivor and memoirist
1929 – 2026
Frankétienne
deadHaitian artist and writer
1936 – 2025
Jacques Charrier
deadFrench actor
1936 – 2025
La Chunga
deadSpanish artist
1938 – 2025
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Drew Struzan
deadAmerican illustrator
1947 – 2025
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Peter Klashorst
deadDutch painter
1957 – 2024
Dóra Maurer
deadHungarian visual artist
1937 – 2026
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Mahmoud Farshchian
deadIranian artist
1930 – 2025
Günter Brus
deadAustrian artist
1938 – 2024
Herman Brood
deadDutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality
1946 – 2001
Jack Vettriano
deadScottish painter
1951 – 2025